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• DOJ doubles down on prosecuting James Comey over ‘8647’ seashell post

  19-08-2026 20:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘There is no serious dispute that an objective viewer of Comey’s post could read it to mean ‘Kill President Trump,’’ prosecutors said
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Trump declares ‘Economic D-Day’ against Tehran and threatens sanctions on any nation offering lifeline

  20-08-2026 01:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump warned countries against oil smuggling and cash transfers with Iran
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan are returning to the UK with their children, British newspaper says

  20-08-2026 00:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom but they won’t resume their roles as working members of the royal family
  
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• Doctor who pushed FDA to restrict abortion meds is nominated to lead the agency

  20-08-2026 00:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Dr. Heidi Overton called the overturning of Roe v. Wade ‘a huge victory for life’
  
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• Idaho county probation office creates ‘foreign born list’ for ICE arrests

  20-08-2026 00:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  More than half on the compiled listwere on probation for driving under the influence, records show
  
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• ‘Jealous’ White House staff are leaking to press about Trump aide Natalie Harp, Laura Loomer claims

  20-08-2026 00:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘A lot of the people who work for President Trump suffer from major professional jealousy and they are very bothered by loyalty,’ Laura Loomer wrote
  
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• Jeanine Pirro might still go after Olympian over Trump’s Reflecting Pool ‘vandalism’ claims, filing reveals

  19-08-2026 23:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Prosecutors suggest a case against David Hearn could be ‘re-presented’ unless a judge agrees to the Olympian’s motion to throw out the case
  
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• CBS hands Bari Weiss a ‘blank check’ to promote 60 Minutes after chaos at network’s flagship show: report

  19-08-2026 23:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘CBS will blanket the airwaves and major markets with a multipronged, cross-platform campaign,’ according to a new report
  
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• Longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes publication retires amid Pentagon clash over USS Lincoln

  19-08-2026 23:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  The publisher’s departure comes seven months after the Pentagon announced on social media that it intended to overhaul the newspaper to align with department messaging
  
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• Lindsay Clancy ‘had no appreciation’ for wrongfulness of killing her children, psychologist says

  19-08-2026 23:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  The testimony is the strongest evidence yet supporting the defense’s argument that Clancy should not be held legally responsible for the murders
  
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• State cracks down on out-of-state plates, giving drivers six weeks to register their cars properly

  19-08-2026 23:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  Maryland residents have until October 1 to register their cars in the state before facing fines
  
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• US national debt crosses $40 trillion mark after more than doubling in only a decade

  19-08-2026 23:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘It is staggering how predictable the fiscal decline of a global power can become,’ the president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said
  
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• Bari Weiss given ‘blank check’ to promote 60 Minutes as expectations mount following chaos at CBS flagship show

  19-08-2026 23:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘CBS will blanket the airwaves and major markets with a multipronged, cross-platform campaign,’ according to a new report
  
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• Jeanine Pirro might still seek case against Olympian over Reflecting Pool ‘vandalism’ after being ripped by Trump

  19-08-2026 23:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  Prosecutors suggest a case against David Hearn could be ‘re-presented’ unless a judge agrees to the Olympian’s motion to throw out the case
  
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• DOGE destroyed how America forecasts its weather. Everyone is mad about it

  19-08-2026 23:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  Fewer weather balloons and wave-monitoring buoys are being launched to collect data for weather forecasts
  
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• Fentanyl awareness lessons now being taught in schools in new push to halt overdoses

  19-08-2026 22:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  High school students across the state will be educated on the dangers of fentanyl in eight 50-minute sessions
  
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• How Penn State’s ‘Pablo Pledgescobar’ – an accounting blogger and alleged cocaine kingpin – was caught in frat-house sting

  19-08-2026 22:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Agostino Abbatiello, 24, is also being called ‘Austin Powders,’ ‘Nostrildamus’ and ‘Kirk Cocaine’ on social media. He’s among 14 people charged over an alleged drugs ring at the prestigious college
  
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• Daycare asks judge to dismiss claims in lawsuit after toddler was ‘thrown in air and dropped’

  19-08-2026 22:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Matthew Kittle and Elena Kittle sued after an employee allegedly threw their 23-month-old child in the air and failed to catch him
  
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• Trump’s relationship with aide Natalie Harp becomes family affair as son Eric weighs in

  19-08-2026 22:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  The president’s son defended Natalie Harp against attacks from her own brother, calling him ‘absolute trash’ for questioning the aide’s loyalty to Trump
  
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• New law will force Georgia restaurants to disclose the origin of their shrimp

  19-08-2026 22:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Cheaper foreign imports have flooded the seafood market in the United States
  
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• Daycare asks judge to dismiss claims in lawsuit after toddler was thrown in air and dropped

  19-08-2026 22:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Matthew Kittle and Elena Kittle sued after an employee allegedly threw their 23-month-old child in the air and failed to catch him
  
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• Liberia charges former vice president with drug trafficking and other offenses

  19-08-2026 22:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offenses as part of an investigation into an alleged transnational narcotics network
  
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• Trump guest-starring on turncoat Stormy Daniels ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen’s podcast

  19-08-2026 22:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  The president’s former personal attorney emerged as a star witness in a hush money case that resulted in 34 guilty verdicts
  
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• Squid games: 20-ton spill of foul-smelling sea creatures causes eight-hour traffic jam in Rhode Island

  19-08-2026 22:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Squid has a distinctive odor to it,’ said one witness
  
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• DA reduces charges against LAPD officer who secretly taped colleagues’ racist remarks

  19-08-2026 22:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Officer Daniel Flores was initially charged with 16 felonies after he shared recordings with the LAPD's internal affairs unit
  
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• Laura Loomer says ‘jealous’ White House staff are leaking to press about Trump aide Natalie Harp: ‘Must want her job’

  19-08-2026 21:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘A lot of the people who work for President Trump suffer from major professional jealousy and they are very bothered by loyalty,’ Laura Loomer wrote
  
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• FCC chair’s meetings with Trump, White House and right-wing media revealed in documents: report

  19-08-2026 21:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Newly released calendar logs show FCC Chair Brendan Carr made at least eight visits to the White House and held scheduled calls with senior officials
  
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• I’m a conflict expert. Why the UK-Ukraine drone partnership is worth risking Putin’s wrath

  19-08-2026 21:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ukraine increasingly contributes battlefield-tested designs and operational knowledge, while Britain can provide engineering expertise, industrial capacity, certification, capital and access to international markets
  
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• Trump to let his turncoat Stormy Daniels ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen interview him on podcast

  19-08-2026 21:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  The president’s former personal attorney emerged as a star witness in a hush money case that resulted in 34 guilty verdicts
  
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• Trump-bashed Jeanine Pirro leaves door open to prosecuting Olympian over Reflecting Pool ‘vandalism’ — again

  19-08-2026 21:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Prosecutors suggest a case against David Hearn could be ‘re-presented’ unless a judge agrees to the Olympian’s motion to throw out the case
  
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